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Birds yet to fly home: Young Iraqi refugees in Syria
Jun 16 2009, Maen

In the summer of 2008 New Exposure, with the support of the UNHCR, worked with a group of young Iraqis who sought refuge in Damascus. British photographers Tom Saunderson and Tim Smyth spent one month teaching them the basics of photography and talking...

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World Refugee Day
Marco Villa, Connecticut
Yesterday, was World Refugee Day. Refugees are created through wars and pure ethnic cleansing and such inhumanity has not ended in the 21st century. The tragedy of...
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made popular Jun 20 2009
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True Swat victory won't be military
Arsalan, Islamabad
Pakistan says it is close to beating the Taliban in the Swat Valley, but battlefield success alone does not equal victory: Militant commanders are still at large, local...
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made popular Jun 1 2009
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New book says FDR tried to save Jewish refugees
AP, New York
A new book disputes widely held assumptions that President Franklin D. Roosevelt ignored the plight of Jews under the Nazis.
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made popular May 1 2009
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UN to increase focus on Myanmar's Muslim migrants
AP, Yangon
The U.N. refugee agency said Thursday it would increase its focus on areas of Myanmar from which Muslim migrants have recently fled.
AS, Myanmar, UN, Refugees
made popular Mar 12 2009
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LTTE-Sri Lanka War: Are we looking at a mass genocide and refugee problem in the making?
Hariharan Iyyer, Bombay
While no one refutes that the LTTE is one of the most dangerous terrorist outfits presently active...and from the last 2 decades plus …they have entered into...
LTTE-Sri Lanka War, LTTE, genocide
made popular Mar 5 2009
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Jolie visits camp for refugees from Myanmar
AP, Bangkok
Angelina Jolie, a Hollywood star deeply involved in the plight of refugees, has called on the Thai government to respect the human rights of Myanmar’s Rohinyga...
AS, Thailand, People, Jolie
made popular Feb 6 2009
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UN: 500,000 Iraqi refugees may return in 2009
AP, Brussels
If the security situation in Iraq continues to improve, the number of refugees and displaced people returning to their homes could more than double this year to...
EU, Iraq, Refugees, World
made popular Jan 29 2009
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UN says Congolese refugees fleeing to South Sudan
AP, Geneva
Thousands of Congolese civilians have fled across the border to South Sudan to escape rebels of the Lord’s Resistance Army, the U.N. refugee agency said Tuesday.
UN, Congo, Refugees, World
made popular Jan 27 2009
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Palestinians: Refugees or Political Pawns?
Michael Davison, Raanana
A lot of opinions have been written expressing both points of view. I for one, believe that it is a “combination of ingredients”, as complex as any relationship in...
Gaza, War, Hamas
made popular Jan 2 2009
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UN urges help for 6 million in long-term limbo
AP, Geneva
The U.N. refugee chief urged countries Wednesday to help some 6 million people around the world living in long-term limbo, unable to return to the country from which...
UN, Refugees, World, Geneva
made popular Dec 10 2008
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Maldives look for new homeland to avoid future as climate refugees
Varsha Lohlta, shimla
‘Facing extinction from rising seas, Maldives to buy homeland abroad’ Global warming and natural disasters are the major issues of concern for the...
Climate Change, Rising sea Levels, Natural Disasters, Global warming
made popular Nov 11 2008
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NEPAL: Bhutanese refugees find new life beyond the camps
Mukunda, Kathmandu
Thousands of Bhutanese refugees in Nepal have been successfully resettled in seven countries, including the USA, Australia, New Zealand, Netherlands, Norway, Denmark...
Nepal, Bhutan, Refugees, Politics & Society
made popular Nov 11 2008
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Refugees and IDPs in western Balkans
Ari Rusila, Jyväskylä
More my articles over Balkans and Caucasus one may find from my BalkanBlog Background of this post Bloggers Unite is an attempt to harness the power of the...
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made popular Nov 10 2008
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Hungry Congo refugees get soap, no food
AP, Kibati
Refugees who haven’t eaten for days cheered when the first humanitarian convoy in a week arrived Monday at their camp, but the jubilation turned into anger when...
AF, Congo, Fighting, World
made popular Nov 3 2008
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Toilet shortage feared in case of big Tokyo quake
AP, Tokyo
Japan’s disaster prevention panel said hundreds of thousands of people would be unable to find a toilet if a major earthquake were to hit Tokyo on a weekday.
AS, Japan, Toilet, Refugees
made popular Oct 28 2008
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Children of War: Young evacuees know little else
Grace Calderon, Quezon City
More than 11,000 refugees fled their homes in the interior villages of Lanao Del Norte where the army launched a mopping up operation against MILF groups after the...
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made popular Oct 24 2008
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Angelina Jolie Speaks Passionately About Refugees & Children
Grace Calderon, Quezon City
Jolie, who has visited dozens of war-torn countries around the world, spoke passionately on behalf of the victims she’s met. “I’ve seen refugees...
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made popular Oct 20 2008
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UN agency: 20,000 displaced Georgians return home
AP, Geneva
The U.N. refugee agency says 20,000 Georgians displaced by the war with Russia have returned home since Russian troops pulled out of the so-called buffer zone around...
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made popular Oct 17 2008
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Iraqi asylum requests drop in first half of 2008
AP, Geneva
The number of Iraqis applying for asylum in other countries dropped by 10 percent in the first half of 2008, which may be due to improved security, the U.N. refugee...
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made popular Oct 17 2008
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UNHCR calls on governments to raise refugee funds
AP, Geneva
Countries spending billions on financial rescue packages should spend a few extra “peanuts” to fund aid programs for those worst hit by the global financial...
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made popular Oct 10 2008
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UN death camps, EU money, local negligence
Ari Rusila, Jyväskylä
I was just watching a film“UN death camps in Kosovo April 2009” about protest which was hold by Roma children living in UN camps in North Mitrovica, Kosovo. The...
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made popular May 2 2009
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Iraqi-Palestinians Denied A Home
Marco Villa, Connecticut
One of the most under-reported stories of the Iraq war has been the plight of Palestinians in the country. Refugees from 1948 after a new-born Israel expelled them from...
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Jolie urges better support for Afghan refugees
Aneez, Mumbai
Angelina Jolie is back home. She was on her first visit to Afghanistan as a Goodwill Ambassador for UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency. The 33-year-old Oscar-winning actress...
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made popular Oct 25 2008
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Angelina Jolie Speaks Passionately About Refugees & Children
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Jolie, who has visited dozens of war-torn countries around the world, spoke passionately on behalf of the victims she’s met. “I’ve seen refugees...
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Chad kidnapping fiasco: Child trafficking or rescue mission?
Sunit, kolkata
The pinnacle of irony, that pierces deep in Africa, never seems to get away from Darfur or Chad either. Yet another black chapter added in the human history. The most...
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made popular Nov 2 2007
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Jolie visits refugees in Iraq, Syria
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Angelina Jolie is a stunning actress, super mommy and a brave woman too. Angie visited war torn Iraq and neighboring Syria to meet refugees affected by the violence in...
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UN: Rise in global refugees result of Iraq violence
Adheesha, Bangalore
A United Nations report said that the number of refugees across the globe has risen for the first time in five years. The reason according to the report is the violence...
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Angelina's jewels for auction
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I really love Angelina especially for her angelic work that she has been doing all round the world. So, why are we talking about her in this section? The reason is that...
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Jolie apologises for subjecting her newly adopted son to media exposure
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Angelina Jolie has apologised for the media exposure that was brought onto her newly adopted son from vietnam. Jolie, the goodwill Ambassador for UNHCR, has deeply...
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Jolie admits crying constantly over refugee work
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Declare Urdu-speaking Biharis as citizen: UNHCR to Bangladesh
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Will granting asylum to handful of Iraqi refugees be 'a stride in the right direction'?
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After pervasive slaughter and havoc that ravaged Iraq in the recent past and still continuing to haunt its inhabitants amidst a civil-war like situation, the US appears...
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Angelina Jolie visits Refugee camp in India
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Angelina Jolie and her Cambodian born five-year-old son Maddox visited camps for Afghan and Myanmar refugees in New Delhi. Jolie has taken a break from shooting in...
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World-wide refugees to celebrate World Environment Day
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When the world is burning with environment concerns and researchers and various agencies are busy spotting and predicting the environmental disasters and various...
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